05 EDITORIAL COMMENT
Starting Out on our Journey for the Third 100-Issue Run, with the Driving Force of 200 MSI TDR Issues behind Us
06 INTERVIEW
Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR, President of Defence Industries:
“Turkish defence and aerospace sector’s competence in project management and mastery of projects have been developing gradually.’’
12 SASAD MESSAGE
The Development of the Turkish Defence and Aerospace Sector between November 2004 – November 2020 and MSI TDR
16 INTERVIEW
Engin AYKOL, General Manager of Nurol Makina:
“Within the next 5 years we will see Nurol Makina becoming an actor that leads the field in terms of the diversity of vehicles and configurations it can supply, and its production capacity, maintaining its position as a global brand of Turkey and the Turkish defence sector.”
22 HISTORY
The Last 16 Years of the Turkish Defence and Aerospace Sector, as witnessed by MSI TDR:
Highlights from MSI TDR’s Archive of 200 Issues, Published Between November 2004–November 2020
56 INTERVIEW
Ruhi BAYTAR, Founder of PEM Engineering:
“In the coming period, it will be both economically and technologically beneficial to take on grand projects in cooperation with financial and technological partners, and with countries that we can trust.”
60 INTERVIEW
Gençay GENÇER, Corporate Communications and Business Development Manager of SYS:
“CANİK continues to redefine the standards of the ‘sub-compact’ market segment with the TP9 Sub Elite CAS and TP9 Elite SC CAS versions.”
64 INTERVIEW
Arzu BAYTAR, Chairman of the Board at PEM Engineering:
“Our goal is not only to meet needs in Turkey, but also those of the rest of the world from Turkey.”
68 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Unidef Continues its CH-47F Chinook Gun Integration Efforts at Home and Abroad
70 ADVERTORIAL
EMI/EMC Testing Laboratory of Standart Test Enters into Operation
72 FEATURE
GALEN Technology Now Offers Testing Services
74 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Otokar Once Again Hoists the Turkish Flag at HEMUS 2020
78 HIGHLIGHTS
- The Keel of the Third Ship is Laid in the Pakistan MİLGEM Project in Karachi.
- Industrialisation Executive Committee is Established after Defence Industry Executive Committee
- Cenk İsmail Kaptanoğlu, Chairman of the Board of DESAN Shipyard: “The US$3 Billion Sector is Marching towards US$12 Billion”
- Dorce among the Top 250 R&D Companies in Turkey
- ATFA Takes the First Step toward New Generation Collaborations
- Two New Investments from BİAS Engineering in the Field of Automotive Tests
- Nurol Makina Clinches the Title “Owner of Kaizen Award in the Industry”
- Over 280 Companies Attended EURONAVAL Online
- SAHA EXPO Physical Exhibition Postponed to 2021; Virtual Exhibition to Launch in November
- Minister Varank Visits Nero Industries
- First Prototype in the ACV Modernisation Project Debuted
- İNDES Engineering, which Develops Products for Soldiers in the Field, Visited by General Command of the Gendarmerie
- Brazil Selects Xpeller Anti-Drone Systems
- HAVELSAN Ranked 5th among Turkish Companies in R&D Investments
- Two New Vehicles from ASFAT and MKEK
- Important Step from HAVELSAN for Indigenous and National 5G
- NATO Publishes Defence Expenditures of Member States
- A New Family of Remote-Control Weapon Stations from Leonardo: LIONFISH®
- Defence Port Turkey Paves the Way for Solid Cooperation
- Otokar’s US$110 Million ARMA 8×8 and COBRA II Export
- Strategic Cooperation Agreement Between HAVELSAN and TR Motor
- Türksat 5A Satellite is Delivered to Be Launched on 30 November
- Teknopark İstanbul’s Cyber Security Moves
- Logistic Support for Peace Eagle Aircraft to be Provided by Turkish Technic
- FNSS Certifies its Attention to Customer Satisfaction
- OCTOBER 2020 IN BRIEF…
66 AMAC EVENTS
Armed Forces Day of Poland